Psychologist Salary Australia

Psychologist Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for psychologists is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Codes (ANZSCO) are: 272311 for clinical psychologists, 272312 for educational psychologists, 272313 for organisational psychologists and 272314 for psychotherapists.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are psychologist, clinical psychologist, experimental psychologist and research psychologist.

Social and welfare professionals in 2010 earned an average of $1258 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1263 including overtime and worked an average of 36.3 hours a week.*

Psychologist Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Rehabilitation Consultant – Psychologist 66,000 – 75,000 Sydney
Clinical Psychologist 40 – 60 per hour Sydney
Senior Psychologist 87,000 – 96,000 New South Wales
Contract Psychologist 40 – 70 per hour New South Wales
Psychologist 66,000 – 75,000 Melbourne
Clinical Psychologist 50,000 – 70,000 Brisbane
Psychologist/Social Worker 73,000 – 83,000 ACT
Psychologist 80 – 100 per hour Perth
College Counsellor / Psychologist 63,000 – 91,000 Perth


*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics